With most of the state plagued by abnormal dryness, per-acre figures for corn, soybeans slide, yet crop totals look good

1:07 AM,
Sep. 13, 2013

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Asevere drought that's gripping more of Iowa prompted the U.S. government Thursday to shave projected yields for the state's corn and soybean crops.

Iowa farmers are expected to harvest 405.5 million bushels of soybeans this year, down 8.36 million bushels, or 2 percent, compared with last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported. The USDA cut estimated yields to 43 bushels per acre, a 3-bushel-an-acre trim from its August report.

"It's in line with what I've seen all summer long," said Brian Kemp, president of the Iowa Soybean Association, pointing to dry conditions. ...